Some bots are farming mobs from underground

[Mitsuka_Souji]

Better hide that picture, you've got usernames in there, that counts as "name and shame" and is bannable in the forum policy.

The forum folks can't do anything about it. Bot handling is a 3 person team (though I heard a rumor they added a 4th, I've not confirmed that) in Japan, responsible for every bot and removing them. They don't do forums, they only respond to a single form.

https://support.na.square-enix.com/c...382&la=1&fty=2

Scroll down, WAY down, bottom option, "Special task force".

Yes, i reported it 2 - 3 times to STF already.

And speaking of "name and shame" - those are bots and not actual players, so who do I shame? In fact, I depict breaking of TOS and help devs.

[Bearded]

Yes, i reported it 2 - 3 times to STF already.

And speaking of "name and shame" - those are bots and not actual players, so who do I shame? In fact, I depict breaking of TOS and help devs.

It does not matter if they are bots or not - you are simply not allowed to name anyone period.

[Canadane]

And speaking of "name and shame" - those are bots and not actual players, so who do I shame? In fact, I depict breaking of TOS and help devs.

Innocent until proven guilty.
And the fourm moderators will remove innocent names from your shaming topic, you'll be held accountable.

Just play it safe, talk about the situation without actually posting pictures of the bots.

[Mitsuka_Souji]

Innocent until proven guilty.
And the fourm moderators will remove innocent names from your shaming topic, you'll be held accountable.

Just play it safe, talk about the situation without actually posting pictures of the bots.

The picture below named "Pugilist Guild" and there are no statements or assessments to it.

And you are completely wrong about calling this topic "shaming". It's the topic aimed to resolve in-game issue.

[lezard21]

The picture below named "Pugilist Guild" and there are no statements or assessments to it.

And you are completely wrong about calling this topic "shaming". It's the topic aimed to resolve in-game issue.

You shouldn't waste time arguing with other users about your interpretation of the ToS. The ToS is as the ToS is, it's not open for interpretation. You don't like it, argue with SE's customer service.

Regarding bots, they've been there, you probably didn't see them before. They know the low traffic hours and areas to exploit. A very common one is the Dannifen Pass tunnel in Central Coerthas. Starting last year I've even started seeing map bot parties, so they are well beyond free trial and HW content.

Its possible they're aware of the bots and just flagging them for action to be taken when they transition out of free version to paid version so they can see who it interacts with at that point in an attempt to trace and remove more of the actual RMT accounts conducting the actual business.

lol

[Saimeren]

And speaking of "name and shame" - those are bots and not actual players, so who do I shame? .

Just because you believe them to be bots, doesn't mean you can blast their names. Because there's a non-zero percent chance that they're not. You don't actually have any solid evidence. It's also not for you to make that judgment on. Report them and let Square decide of they're bots and if actions need to be taken.

All you're doing is breaking ToS and shaming because you made a judgement call without proof.

[DragoAskani]

Yes, i reported it 2 - 3 times to STF already.

And speaking of "name and shame" - those are bots and not actual players, so who do I shame? In fact, I depict breaking of TOS and help devs.

I mean its your forum account, its up to you on if you don't mind the possible forum ban or not.